Expert – Controllership, Manufacturing

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries.

The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.  

 

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.  

 

Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer, Sustainable Fiber, Durable Metal, and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn. 

 

OUR VISION: 

To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.

 

OUR PURPOSE: 

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials. 

Job Requisition #:
034883 Expert – Controllership, Manufacturing (Open)

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Controllership Expert to help drive global compliance, strong financial controls, and standardized manufacturing finance processes across the enterprise.

This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in manufacturing controlling, cost accounting, inventory, compliance, and financial reporting, along with the ability to lead projects, partner across functions, and turn complex requirements into practical solutions.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to Finance and Operations, lead high-impact analyses and improvement initiatives, and help strengthen the global control environment through standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll do

You will lead and support key activities across four core areas:

Compliance & Controls


* Own quarterly and year-end compliance activities, including SOX controls tied to manufacturing controllership.


* Review and resolve complex control, reporting, and compliance issues across regions, support auditors, and help drive remediation and control enhancements.

Manufacturing Controlling


* Lead complex work related to standard costing, inventory accounting, inventory count procedures, and manufacturing reporting.


* Partner with Finance, Operations, and IT to improve processes, strengthen controls, and support major initiatives such as restructuring, footprint optimization, integrations, and divestitures.

Business Partnership & Technical Leadership


* Serve as a go-to expert for manufacturing controlling and compliance topics.


* Work closely with business and finance leaders, provide coaching to analysts and senior analysts, and support training and knowledge-sharing across the organization.

Process Improvement & Automation


* Drive global standardization of controllership processes, identify automation opportunities, and implement scalable improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen compliance, and improve reporting quality.

What you bring



* Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field


* MBA or CPA (or local...